‘I am afraid’ exhibit closes tomorrow in Portland Center’s library

February 5th, 2018

This week is the last opportunity to view the art exhibit “I am afraid” in the Portland Center library. The exhibit by Jennifer Lichtenberg is based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book Between the World and Me, where Coates addresses what it means to inhabit an African American body in today’s America.

The display ends Wednesday, Feb. 7, and will then be displayed in the university’s library in Newberg for the rest of Black History Month.

Contact Jennifer (jlichtenberg@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Gospel group from Texas sings in chapel this morning

February 5th, 2018

You will not want to miss chapel this morning (Tuesday). We have special guests: The Levites! They are a gospel group out of Texas that have the honor of performing today.

See you at 10:50 a.m. in Bauman!

Have bottles and cans? Donate them to nursing serve team

February 5th, 2018

The nursing group going on a serve trip to Kenya is hosting a bottle/can drive on Saturday, Feb. 10 (the Saturday after the Super Bowl)! Please let us know if you would like us to come pick up your post-party bottles/cans on or before Feb. 10!

Text “AricaServe” to 503-863-0662 or to 253-766-9693 to request a pick-up service. We’ll be doing pick-ups between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Thanks! Contact Hannah Thom (hthom16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Kaiser rep hosts info session today in Hoover 105

February 5th, 2018

Looking for a summer internship? Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!

LaTasha Brumfield, a recruiter for the program, will be on campus for an info session and to meet with interested students. Join us in Hoover 105 from 5 to 5:50 p.m. today (Tuesday) to learn more about this opportunity! Several alumni and current George Fox students will be there to share about their experiences as well.

Contact Grace Packer (gpacker@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Veterans prayer group gathers tomorrow in ASC office

February 5th, 2018

The university community is invited to join us tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. as we gather for our veterans prayer group weekly meeting in the side room of the ASC office. Please join us as we pray for our veterans and our community

We hope to see you there. Contact Spencer Craballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Come to civil engineering research candidate presentation today

February 5th, 2018

Please join the College of Engineering for a civil engineering candidate research presentation today (Tuesday) from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. The title of the presentation is “Systems-Based Decision Support Techniques for Complex Infrastructure Challenges in Developing Countries.”

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.

Circle of Peace Seminar set for tonight in Canyon Commons

February 4th, 2018

Can we find common ground in our polarized world? Join us for an interfaith panel discussion highlighting practical ways in which the Abrahamic faiths are moving toward finding peace and unity across our political, cultural, and religious divides.

The seventh annual Circle of Peace Seminar is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) in Canyon Commons 101. Sharing the stage will be our brilliant speakers Rabbi David Kosak of Neveh Shalom in Portland, Arif Humayun, president and cofounder of Circle of Peace, and Paul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox.

Contact Kaleb Puckett (puckettk16@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Veterans prayer group meets Wednesday

February 4th, 2018

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. we will be meeting for our weekly veterans prayer group in the side room of the ASC office. Please join us as we pray for our veterans and our community

We hope to see you there. Contact Spencer Craballo (scaraballo15@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Deadline to nominate seniors for C.W. Perry Leadership Award is Feb. 26

February 4th, 2018

Do you know of a deserving senior who demonstrates outstanding services as a servant leader on campus or in the community? Both employees and students can honor that person and the activity of voluntary service by nominating him or her for a C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award.

The trustees of the Barney II and Moore Foundations established the C.W. Perry Servant Leadership Award at George Fox to reward leadership in the area of community and ministry service.

Only seniors (graduating in April 2018) are eligible for consideration. Up to four $1,000 awards will be given annually. Each award recipient will be required to set aside $250 of this gift to the charitable organization of his or her choice. The remaining $750 will be distributed to the award recipient in the form of a cash award.

The aim of the award is to promote the ideals of servant leadership in the George Fox community. In order for your nominee to qualify, this nomination form must be received by Monday, Feb. 26. Your georgefox.edu username will be recorded when you submit this form.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie St. Cyr at sstcyr@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2306.

Come hang out with elderly friends at Fox and Friendsview tonight

February 4th, 2018

Fox and Friendsview is back! If you want to be a blessing to our elderly friends at Friendsview, come join in the fun tonight (Monday). Fox and Friendsview is a great way to build community and show the Friendsview retirees a good time every first Monday of the month.

We will be meeting in the Bauman Auditorium lobby to head over at 6:15 p.m., and will be back around 8:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please email Kyla Norell at knorell16@georgefox.edu.

Hope to see you there!

Deadline to enter ‘Sadies Proposal Contest’ is Wednesday

February 4th, 2018

Asking someone to Sadies? Make it unforgettable and send it to our ASC Instagram to compete to win a dinner on us. We want to see your best attempt at convincing that special guy to go to Sadies with you.

Think you have the cutest “sadies-prosal?” Send a picture to us and we will put it on our Instagram page. Then our followers will vote on who did it best. We will be accepting entries Wednesday, Jan. 31, through Wednesday, Feb. 7, so DM us your photos on Instagram.

Questions? Contact Shelby Bauer (sbauer16@georgefox.edu).

MLK expert speaks on campus this Thursday

February 4th, 2018

Make plans to attend a special presentation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Inner Life and Global Vision,” featuring Clayborne Carson, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Room 101 of the Canyon Commons dining hall.

Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and the Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King and the movements King inspired. Carson’s scholarly publications have focused on African-American protest movements and political thought of the period after World War II.

In 1985, the late Coretta Scott King invited Carson to edit and publish the papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Under Carson’s direction, the King Papers Project has produced seven volumes of The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carson’s visit is being arranged through the Organization of American Historians. It is being cohosted by the Center for Peace and Justice and the Department of History, Sociology and Politics.

Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call or email Laurie Fair at lfair@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2140.

‘I am afraid’ art display ends Feb. 7

February 4th, 2018

This week is the last opportunity to view the art exhibit “I am afraid” in the Portland Center library. The exhibit by Jennifer Lichtenberg is based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book Between the World and Me, where Coates addresses what it means to inhabit an African American body in today’s America.

The display ends Wednesday, Feb. 7, and will then be displayed in the university’s library in Newberg for the rest of Black History Month.

Contact Jennifer (jlichtenberg@georgefox.edu) with any questions.

Social work students: Come to tomorrow’s chili lunch

February 4th, 2018

All social work students are invited to a chili lunch with all the fixings! Please stop by, even for just a few minutes, and grab some lunch. We’d love to see you!

The lunch will go from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Meridian Street House. Contact Kim Rapp (rappk@georgefox.edu) if you have any questions.

Kaiser rep visits campus tomorrow to talk about summer internships

February 4th, 2018

Know students looking for summer internships? Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!

LaTasha Brumfield, a recruiter for the program, will be on campus for an info session and to meet with interested students. Encourage students to join us in Hoover 105 from 5 to 5:50 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to learn more about this opportunity! Several alumni and current George Fox students will be there to share about their experiences as well.

Contact Grace Packer (gpacker@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Come meet with Kaiser rep tomorrow to learn about summer internships

February 4th, 2018

Looking for a summer internship? Kaiser Permanente has an excellent summer internship program in Oregon and Washington that offers paid positions for students in accounting/finance, mental health, IT, marketing, engineering and more!

LaTasha Brumfield, a recruiter for the program, will be on campus for an info session and to meet with interested students. Join us in Hoover 105 from 5 to 5:50 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to learn more about this opportunity! Several alumni and current George Fox students will be there to share about their experiences as well.

Contact Grace Packer (gpacker@georgefox.edu) for more information.

Check out new museum exhibit in the Stevens Center

February 4th, 2018

There is a new museum exhibit in Stevens Atrium. “Historical Hats: Fabulous Fashion and Practical Pieces” explores what can be learned about the heritage of the university through some of the hats in the George Fox museum collection.

If you have questions about this, please contact Caitlin Corning (ccorning@georgefox.edu or museum@georgefox.edu).

Want to help out a nursing facility? Volunteer to serve at Winter Ball

February 4th, 2018

Looking for a fun volunteer opportunity? Marquis Newberg is looking for four or five volunteers to help serve dinner for their nursing facility’s Winter Ball on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It will be a semi-formal event. so student volunteers would need to wear all white or black.

If interested, call 503-554-7114 or email Elizabeth at elfouch@marquiscompanies.com. Marquis Newberg is located at 441 Werth Blvd., in Newberg.

Civil engineering candidate research presentation is tomorrow in Hoover 102

February 4th, 2018

Please join the College of Engineering for a civil engineering candidate research presentation tomorrow (Tuesday) from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Hoover 102. The title of the presentation is “Systems-Based Decision Support Techniques for Complex Infrastructure Challenges in Developing Countries.”

Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at ext. 2780.

Super Bowl party is today in Canyon Commons

February 3rd, 2018

Bring your friends and come join us to watch the Super Bowl with President Robin Baker in Canyon Commons this afternoon (Sunday). Doors will open at 3 p.m., and the kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. There will be free food and a ton of cheering. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Contact Melissa Fox (mfox14@georgefox.edu) if you have questions.